ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 432, 15 February 1909, Page 11

ROWING.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. i (nr' TELKoßipn—rnrss isscctAiios.) *■ «.' '» Auckland, February 14 The J New Zealand" Rowing ' Association's championships were decided at Mercer yestefday before an attendanco of over 3000. The,day was delightfully fine, and the water smooth. The racing was keenly interesting, tho , champion fours providing a struggle between the Waitemata and TBlenheim orews worthy of the.race. The Waikato River at Mercer provides ,a .beautiful stretch of water cf sufficient length for persons at the winning post to view the longest race of the day,, two miles from the start. The Union (Christchurch) Club's pair, Fry and'O'Brien, • annexed the Champion Pair oars and Champion s 'Double Sculls, the Waitemata (Auckland) 1 crew won tho Champion Fours, and C'E. Stone, of St. George's (Auckland) Club, won the Champion Single Sculls. The vmnors*6f. other, ©vents were woll-distii--1 ted.-' Union l '(Napier) won the Maiden Pair Oirs' and Junior Double Scullb, Blenheim won'the Auckland Plato (senior fours), West Etid'non' the Light-weight Maiden Fours and Light-weight Junior Fours, North Shore won -tne 'Junior Pair Oars and Maiden Doubie Sculls, Waitemata won tho i Heavyweight Maiden Fours, St. George's won the Youths' Fours and Maiden Sculls (T. Stotoe), and-. Ngaruawahia won the Heavy-weight Juniors. The regatta was .splendidly organised and managed by the executive of , the ' Auckland Bowing Association, the events of the day being run off smoothly and>,without a hitch of any kind. The only ■unpleasant feature of 'the day was the foul in',th(< Champion Single Sculls," Richards, of Auckland, rowing across four others when about half a mile had been covered, 'causing them' to stop. He gained the third place, but; was disqualified. . ~ ' [TJhcj following are the results of races in wniclf southern crews wore engaged:— iMauten Pair Oars. —Union i(Napier), Cate wd.Ker, 1; Wastemita, 2. tCh&mpioa Pair Oars. Ono mile &nd a a .'-helf. —Union (Cbristchurch), Fry and O'Brien, 1; Wanjrunni (Banks and Bell), 2. Tttese, were, the only starters. Won by 'ten feaeths. Xiav, Simn. 57sec. . \ . lChampion Puigio Sculls, one mile and a t»fc\—C. E. Store (St. George's), lj.Mars&e&t, (Wangamii), 2; M'Donald; (St. George's), ". Alto sta\t«d: Anderson (WaE&uiui), Karprf (St. George'e), Clark ,<Kpfm\ 'Ricfcfrri, (Waitemata). Won by lengths. Tirao, 6min. 7sec. , Junior Pair Osrs. —North Shore (G. Seagsi- and T. Davis), 1; Auckland, 2; Union (Kjpier), 3.\ aiidon 'Fours, Hoavy-wcighta. Seo-ata, 1; West End, No. 2, 2; Wend End, Zi"o. 1, 3. Napier was amongst the other etarters. Champion Fours. Two miles, —Waitemata _ (Herring, stroke, Maguiro, Parkinson, Andrews), 1; Blenheim (Jackson, stroke, E. Hegglun, Girling, C. Hogglun), 2; Picton (Peranoj stroko, Gullery, Godfrey, Scott), 8.;?' Napier, Wanganui, and "Clifton also etarted. Won by three-quarters of a length. Timej Bmin. lsec. Champion Double Sculls, one mile and a half.—Union , (Christchurch), O'Brien and Fry, 1; Wanganui (Marshall and Anderson), 2;' North Shore (Logan and Olliver), 3. St. George'e and Wellington also started. Won by two lengths. Time, 6mm. lOsec. Junior Double Sculls.—Union (Napier), Cato pnd Ker, 1"; North Shore, 2; Auckland, 8. r* /■Auckland Plato (senior fours). Ono mile and a half.—Blenheim (Jackson, stroke, E. Hogglun, Girling, C. Hegglun), 1: Picton, 2. Napier also started, but did not finish. Won easily. _Time, smin 69 3-ssec.